Childs, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Childs
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wilkin
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:971
Coordinates:46.0656°N -96.5344°W
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:654642

Childs is an unincorporated community in Wilkin County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

The town of Childs was named for a local farmer, Job W. Childs, who later moved to California.[1] The town had a post office from 1888 until 1920,[2] and a station of the Great Northern Railway which was abandoned in 1956.

Notes

  1. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 578.
  2. Web site: Wilkin County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232417/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Wilkin . 4 March 2016 .